Also as with the Annies, Rango was the evening’s top winner. It came away with four awards, for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes took the main prize of Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture, and won a total of two awards. So too did Hugo and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Martin Scorsese put in a surprise appearance at the presentation to receive his honours and was one of the evening’s highlights.
Scorsese's television series Boardwalk Empire also captured a pair of awards, as did the show Game of Thrones.